Active Experience vs San Francisco Marathon Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Experience
Follow live event progress, view real-time leaderboards, and get participant alerts. Discover event landmarks, share photos, and stay updated on races like marathons and triathlons. Integrates with HealthKit for heart rate and workout data.
- Real-time leaderboards
- Participant GPS tracking
- Course map with landmarks
- Progress alerts and updates
- Event photo sharing
- HealthKit integration
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One app for all of your events. Track participants on an events course map, view real-time leaderboards, receive participant progress alerts and important updates from events. • View & share results and rankings. • Find event landmarks with the course map. • Track participants via GPS. • Accept or decline tracking notifications. • Receive push notifications for followed participants. • Take and share event photos with all other spectators and participants using the app. • Easily follow and stay up-to-date with Marathons, 5Ks, 10Ks and Triathlons near you. In the Watch app, Apple’s HealthKit is used to collect heart rate and exercise data, and at the end of a run, the workout is saved to Healthkit. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
San Francisco Marathon Tracker
Track your progress in full marathon, half marathon, 10K, or 5K races, whether you're participating in person or virtually. Access detailed course maps and live tracking to monitor your performance and share your journey with friends and family.
- Full, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K race tracking
- In-person and virtual race options
- Detailed course maps
- Hydration station and landmark references
- Live athlete tracking
- GPS tracking for virtual runners
- Progress sharing
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Run your Full Marathon, Half marathon, 10K, or 5K events in-person with us or virtually from anywhere across the globe. The app has detailed course maps with references to hydration stations, landmarks and timing points. Live tracking for in-person and virtual athletes lets friends and family keep an eye on your progress along the course! Virtual runners can use GPS tracking and share their progress with friends and family, plus compare times with runners across the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: San Francisco Marathon Tracker at 97% against Active Experience's 6%. San Francisco Marathon Tracker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5). Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
San Francisco Marathon Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 150 and 300 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 97% of San Francisco Marathon Tracker's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, San Francisco Marathon Tracker every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | San Francisco Marathon Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (150 ratings) | 4.9 (300 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 97.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 | 300 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Active Experience
San Francisco Marathon Tracker
User reviews
Active Experience
From 150 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Easy to use
- 📷 Good for photos and social sharing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🚫 Fails at core functionality of tracking runners
- 🔍 Difficult to set up and navigate
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
San Francisco Marathon Tracker
From 300 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate real-time tracking
- 💡 Helpful for spectators
- 🚀 Comprehensive information
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🐛 Tracking sometimes lags behind
- 🐛 Difficulty finding runners
Bugs and requests
Active Experience
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot enter date of birth to create account
- Tracking stops working mid-race
- Inconsistent and inaccurate runner locations
Requested features
3 requests- Improve runner tracking accuracy and reliability
- Provide course maps and mile markers
- Allow easy spectator tracking without complex setup
San Francisco Marathon Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes after 4 miles
- Trouble reloading app during race
Requested features
3 requests- Live GPS tracking for runners
- Ability to see runner's location relative to spectator
- More customization options
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
San Francisco Marathon Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Active Experience free?
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